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ACROSS 1 Volleyball touch 5 Illegal start? 12 Far from fine 18 Some abstract visuals 20 Night lights? 21 Some mahjong tiles 22 “It’s so unfair! I lost my job making boomerangs, even after I ___!” 25 One who gets half the credit 26 Opposite of fast 27 Chicago trains 28 G.I. fare 29 “I got fired as a Zamboni driver, even after I ___!” 36 “Jinkies!” 39 Plus 40 Absolutely must 41 Done to ___ 42 Turning point? 44 Big name in banking 47 Court org. 48 Part of FTW 49 “I got canned as a taxi driver, even after I ___!” 54 Russian sea 58 Giant who was in “The Princess Bride” 59 “___ minute now” 60 Silvery fish 62 Scratch (out) 63 Ramirez of “Grey’s Anatomy” 65 “PDQ!” 68 Running things 70 “I lost my job roping cattle with the ranch crew, even after I ___!” 75 Polite dismissal 76 Grp. with a phonetic alphabet 77 Single 78 Root word? 79 Cattle breed 81 Network connections 83 Network junctions 86 Mani-___ 88 “I got fired from making hedge mazes, even after I ___!” 93 Actress Issa 95 Part of a Waze rte. 96 Jazz singer Laine 97 Rap mogul Knight 98 Wide-eyed with excitement 100 Super 8 and others 103 @@@ 105 Pull 106 “I was terminated at Nissan’s electric car factory, even after I ___!” 111 Dating term? 112 Yalie 113 Underground band 114 Orpheus, notably 118 “I got fired from making keyboards, even after I ___!” 125 River mouth area 126 Country singer McBride 127 “No harm, no foul” 128 Tediously old-fashioned 129Have 130 Klutz’s comment

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1 Bartlett kin 2 Until 3 Starburst producer 4 Chris who plays Star-Lord 5 “So there!” 6 Blew one’s cover 7 Pay for 8 Chinese dumpling 9 Red state? 10 “Far out, man!” 11 Ballpark fig. 12 Biblical verb 13 Texter’s “Holy smokes!” 14 Core components 15 Bunkmate 16 Tip provider 17 First name in cosmetics 19 Royal headwear 21 Steve Martin’s scheming sergeant in 1996 23 Jim Carrey’s scheming meanie in 2000 24 Miami’s NBA team 30 Emmy-winning Falco 31 Stomach or shoulder 32 Country’s McEntire 33 Coated Dutch cheeses 34 Osaka assent 35 European hot spot 36 Sip from a sippy cup 37 Teammates with pull? 38 What the Beaufort scale measures 43 Layers 45 Tazo offering 46 “Nuh-uh” 48 Jam and juice brand 50 Mother ___ 51 “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” speaker 52 “Let’s do this thing!” 53 Mardi Gras follower 55 Reset, in a way 56 Indie band known for its elaborately choreographed videos 57 Gov. position turned down by Daniel Webster, allegedly saying, “I do not propose to be buried until I am really dead and in my coffin” 61 Neo, to Trinity 64 Even the score 66 Actress de Armas 67 Small, to Simone 69 Gives the go-ahead 70 Genre for BTS 71 Palindromic beauty magazine 72 Big name in the freezer aisle 73 Steamroll, in sports 74 Kind of bond 80 Political party list 82 TV show with a “FiveTimers Club” 84 “By that reasoning ... “85 Throw off balance 87 Go to press? 89 “Your turn to speak” 90 Actress Ward 91 Color worn by the San Jose Sharks 92 Hyatt and Hilton 94 Bumble bio info 98 International Mahjong Day month 99 Capri has a famous blue one 100 State where the fuzz is in plain sight? 101 Poet who wrote “To be loved, be lovable” 102 Honkers 104 “Give my regards!” 106 Catches on a security camera 107 “Sugar” 108 Bert’s 15-Down 109 Gradually removes 110 ___ pie (“walking” chili treat served in a bag) 115 “Should that be true ...” 116 “Quit it!” 117 Chiding sounds 119 OB/GYN offering 120 Noodge 121 Challenging tot 122 Confucian belief 123 Return letters? 124 ___ Vegasz